The Osceola times., 1887-04-09
Osceola Rain Drops.
Roses are in bloom.

Tomorrow is Easter Sunday
Lent is over.
WIN. Ward has been appointed
town Marshal, vice VIM. Vaughn re-
signed.
Mr.. ]. l.. Driver is building a
two-story Wood and Blacksmith
Shop on Front Street.
The river rose n little during
the week. but the farmers needn't
loose any sleep on that account.
County Court was in session this
week, and a few, very few Of the
sovercigns were in attendance.
-Messrs. J. II. Borum & Bro
have bought out the Driver Livery
business, stock vehicles &c.
Rev. Mr.. Rutlegc, pastor of the
Chickasawba Circuit, made US a
pleasant call during the week.
"A laborer on one Of the Pile
driversj on the government works
had his leg broken last Wednesday.
Little Mabel Brickey has been
seriously i'll during the week, but we
are happy to say that she is rapidly
recovering.
The shower last Wednesday
night was worth the capital prize OF
the next drawing Of the Louisiana
Lottery, to the farmers of this section.
The measles mentioned in our
last, ss prevailing In our community
seems to be of a mild type. The
cases reported are convalescing, and
We hear Of no new cases.
Mr.. Justus Danehower went to
Memphis, last Thursday, to take a
position as clerk in the Fire Salvage
Store Of Bejach & Co.
The "Opposition" failed to ma
terialize on the day Of election, and
the 40 names enrolled as pledged
to support that ticket" fell short at
both eends Of the list.
Mr.. J. l.. Driver went down to
Memphis, Thursday, to accompany
Mrs. Driver home, and will arrive
to-day. We understand that Mrs.
Driver has been fully restored to
health.
Renewals this week: w. F.
Williams, Osceola; Pleasant Morgan
Osceola; Capt Chas. Bowen, Osce
ola; Jacob Fiercorn, McGavock's; p
X. Smith, Golden Lake. New sub
scriber; Miss Matte Binklcy, Ell
mot.
The TINES had been led to over
estimate the strength and robustness
of the +" "cpposition which, it seems
Il afflicted with case Of chronic de.
bilitv, and regret the waste of anu
nition expended before, and on, the
day Of election.
We are pleased to notice some
cleaning up being done about town
This is . good idea; let everybody
follow suit; put the town in clean
and healthy condition before the
heated term sets in, and not wait fol
the Board of Health to notify you to
olesn your premises.
Mrs. Brush, who has spent the
winter in Osccola, left for her home,
Birmingham, Conn, last Tuesday
she was accompanied, as far as Gin
cinnatti, by her daughter, Mrs. ID.
A. Richardson, also Mrs. Lucy
Wynne and Master Charlie Gaylord,
who are on a pleasure trip, and from
thence, will return to Osceola.
The disorganized, or rather, the
demoralized condition Of the repub-
licans of Osceola, recalls to mind the
)azv boys definition of the word
"Acephalous, }" in one of the old time
AcGufey school readers, which was
"a louse without head" Without
boss at the head, the republican
tail can't wag.
Last Tuesday morning the resi-
deuoe occupied by Mr.. L. K. Martel,
near the Court House, was discover
ed TO be on fire. Fortunately a
large crowd of men were at the cour,
house, attending the town election
and when the alarm was given, the
election was suddenly postponed
and every voter by unanimous con.
sent, Immediately constituted him
self fire. brigade, and without wait
Ing for q charter, set resolutely to
work putting out the fire. A defec-
tive Aue, reaching only few inches
above the roof told the old story.
MIR. w. B. Haskins. who ha.
been at work, developing and per-
feoting the most important points oi
excellence in his patent Shoulder Pa
and Brace, the invention for which
be has secured patent, and mention
Of which has heretofore been made
showed us aperfect pad, dressed and
polisbed of, and which fits the con.
tour of a mans shoulder to rerfec'
ton. The invention, though simple
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